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Just launched jerknessreminder.com, feedbacks highly appreciated. Thanks

3 points by bustamove ↗ HN
here is the url http://jerknessreminder.com

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dpapathanasiou
Q: Is this made to harass/persecute people?

A: No, it is just a joke. If the person target by the joke just ask us to stop, we will stop immediately, no questions asked.

Ah, too bad.

There are are several people I would sign up to get this (and I'm only slightly kidding).

bustamove
Do you think that we should take the risk of being sued for harassement? maybe we can say that we do that just for one month, once a week, then we stop.
dpapathanasiou
No, of course not. I was just being facetious.

If you allowed real insults, it could get out of hand quickly.

bustamove
well we won't use real insults ever, just insults related to how much you are a jerk, not heavy insults.do you think this matters ?
dpapathanasiou
It's a slippery slope.

Even with that disclaimer in your FAQ, things could get ugly for you.

IIRC, the "awesome" guy said that around 7% of the people they call get upset with hearing they're awesome.

I imagine your numbers, from recipients who don't get the joke or are caught in a bad mood, would be higher.

FWIW, I would never offer a service like this, not only b/c of the potential liability issues, but also for all the bad karma you could stir up.

bustamove
Well, the first site of the network and the last will help us stirring down that bad karma. anyway thanks for your feedbacks! the informations you point out are really useful
jacquesm
Don't you guys think you should credit Zachary and put up a link to awesomenessreminders.com as a source of your inspiration?

To say that you are not affiliated on a non-clickable bit of text after ripping off half their homepage is a little low.